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Oct 2021
50m 37s

39. Passion, Praise & Getting Personal

Glennon Doyle and Audacy
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1. Glennon makes a “pod-pology”—and why we should stop saying, “I can’t imagine.”  2. Amanda makes the case for no longer praising people as “superheroes”—and why we should stop giving them lip service and bring them a sandwich instead.   3. How we abandon things we love because the environments surrounding them are unbearable—and how to recreate the environ ... Show More
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